Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and MuseumThe Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum exists to tell — and preserve — the stories of these Mississippi’s greatest athletes and coaches, who are some of the world’s greatest athletes and coaches. Question: What other state can boast the leading scorer and receiver in NFL history (Jerry Rice), the leading passer in NFL history (Brett Favre), the second leading rusher (Walter Payton) and the patriarch of the first family of football (Archie Manning)?

Born: November 13, 1903

Died: February 10, 1961

Hometown: Meridian, MS

Year of Induction: 1968

College Career

Mississippi State (1924-1927)

Coaching Career

• Coached 30 years in high schools, two-year and four-year colleges

• Southern Mississippi assistant coach for 10 years

Did You Know?

Stuart weighed only 130 pounds while playing collegiate football, small even for the 1920’s. Says Hall of Famer Hamp Cook, who played for Stuart at USM, “Coach Heifer was one of the smartest football men I have ever known. He always knew what every player at every position was supposed to do on every play.”